You know how it is: clerical errors lead to thousands of missing weapons. Top commander in Iraq General David Petraeus said thousands of weapons meant for Iraqi security forces have been unaccounted for because of âbookkeeping deficiencies.â Tracking the weaponsâ serial numbers were not of the greatest concern in 2004 and 2005 when priority was to provide weapons to Iraqi security forces, according to Petraeus. Of course, looking back, it might have been useful considering many officials fear these U.S.-issued weapons are being used now against American forces. (WaPo)
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